July 21, 2008

McCain help says they'll announce VP this week

John McCain's campaign staffers say that McCain may name a vice president this week.

CNN's Dana Bash says that "no decision has been made" by the candidate. Another says that some within the campaign are arguing to hold off until Obama has been his decision "so there is an opportunity to counter-program." In any case, a campaign source adds, this does mean that the choice has been "narrowed" in McCain's mind to the point where he could, if he were so inclined, spring a decision this week.

The prospect of a McCain vice presidential announcement this week, first reported by Bob Novak on the Human Events Web site, would obviously change the subject from Barack Obama's trip to the Middle East and Europe.

In fact, even some of McCain's own advisers admit that just leaking the possibility of a VP selection could take some of the attention away from Obama - which could, in fact, be what the campaign is trying to do.